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H. Annala · Learning Design

Learning Design

Henri Annala 1

The main theme of the capacity building activity with the BUKA project was
focused on learning design, with a number of events focusing on topics such as

‘learning design for authentic learning’ and ‘how to design an online course’. In
this first subsection, some of the core knowledge and best practice on learning

design that was shared between partner HEIs in capacity building lectures and

workshops is presented.

Background

The concept of instructional design (ID) has roots in the fields of cognitive and
behavioural psychology (e.g. Skinner, 1954) and later constructivism. However, it

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has only been used in education from the 21 century onwards with the advent of
online learning and teaching, and the term learning design (LD) has often been

preferred to ID in the context of education, as it shifts the perspective from
teaching to learning. Even though the concept of LD has only been used actively for

1 © The Author(s) 2023
To cite: Annala, H. (2023). Learning design. In H. Teräs & J. Brunton (Eds.), Reimagining
higher education: Case studies on designing for inclusion, equity, and access in the BUKA project.
BUKA Project: Advancing Equity and Access to Higher Education Through Open and
Distance Learning. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8427632

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